Past Perfect Progressive

1. Match the verb which indicates the moment of speaking in the past and the action before it. Use any subject you like.

1. admitted 2. complained 3. denied 4. mentioned 5. warned 6. explained 7. told everybody 8. boasted 9. assured us 10. reminded the class

A that he had met the president B the terrorists had threatened the city C that his favourite team had won D that he had been wrong E that nothing terrible had happened F that they had cheated her G what he had done H that they had taken the money I that the lesson had begun J that she had lost her wallet

*2. Explain the past state or action by a preceding process.

Model: When I came into the class everybody fell silent.

ð They had been talking about you.

1. Last week I felt exhausted. 2. When I looked at Mum, her eyes were red. 3. Last week my father looked very tired. 4. My friend’s car was awfully dirty yesterday. 5. You seemed sleepy yesterday. 6. The flowers faded away two days ago. 7. Grandmother was short of breath yesterday evening. 8. The cake tasted strange yesterday. 9. There were puddles on the roads yesterday morning. 10. There was not a single dog outside last evening.

*3. Restore the sentences.

1. some students/ lately 2. at the exam I wondered/ yet 3. The teacher/ nothing/ so far 4. In my childhood/ knew/ that/ already 5. The police assured me/ long before 6. Mum asked/ how long 7. warned me/ following me/ recently 8. Tell me/ what/ the last week 9. Some time ago Dad complained / a good dinner/ for ages 10. Nobody/ me/ the truth/ so far

*4. Restore the English sentences.

1. поняла/ уже 2. домашнюю работу / в последнее время 3. английский/ с детства 4. в Воронеже/ на протяжении всей жизни 5. о тебе/ все это время 6. много / в последнюю неделю 7. ничего / с утра 8. сказала/ дождь/ с утра 9. пожаловался/ слишком много/ в последнее время 10. поинтересовались/ как долго/ на пианино

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